Seeing the shock and fear in the girl's eyes, Chen Ziming chuckled softly and released her hand.
He then ruffled her hair and said,
"My darling is really easily shy."
With that, he stopped teasing her and lay down on the bed, pulling her into his embrace.
Su Yue hadn't snapped back to reality yet, her mind a jumbled mess.
She really didn't think she had ever used her hands.
Even when they touched, she would quickly retract them.
Sensing her daze, he lowered his head and kissed her forehead, his voice still laced with a smile,
"Hurry and sleep, we have to go to a wedding tomorrow."
He paused, then added as if casually,
"The day after tomorrow, my darling and I will go see Grandma. What do you think of the gifts I've prepared for the visit?"
She didn't have the mental capacity to listen carefully, nor could she process his words. All she knew was that he was asking her something, and in her haste, she simply hummed in agreement.
Then, she buried her head in his chest, giving him no chance to see her expression.
Chen Ziming felt his heart stir again.
He loved her in countless ways, but what stirred his heart the most was the way she shyly buried her face in his chest.
The desire he had just suppressed reignited.
Taking a deep breath, he murmured,
"My darling, wait for me. I'll be back as soon as possible."
Drunk and flustered, she still didn't understand his meaning. She raised her head, her face a picture of confusion.
Seeing this, he couldn't bear to leave immediately and continued to explain,
"I need to take care of something."
"Hmm? Take care of what..." She tried to make her brain process his words, but with an unintentional shift of her leg, she understood everything.
Seeing her freeze, he kissed her cheek again and said softly, "Sleep now, darling. Goodnight."
If she hadn't enticed him like that earlier, it would have been fine.
He had already taken care of it.
Just as he was preparing to get out of bed and leave, the girl, huddled under the covers, gently hooked her finger around his.
His tall frame paused. He turned back and looked at her.
Su Yue didn't know what possessed her. She had completely forgotten the little thoughts she had while showering earlier.
At this moment, she only felt a pang of guilt.
"Is there something else you want to say?" he asked with a gentle smile, squatting down to face her blushing face.
"Um... how about... I do it?"
As if guided by an unseen force, she uttered these words.
The moment they left her lips, the air became instantly silent.
A flicker of surprise crossed the man's face, and then he replied in a slightly husky voice,
"No need, you just sleep."
She had been busy all day and had drunk so much. He didn't want her to be tired.
Little did he know, this statement only strengthened her resolve to do it.
"Don't you trust me?"
She was probably quite drunk. She sat up, her wine-hazed eyes staring at him innocently as she began to say surprising things.
"It's not that..." He chuckled at her words and tried to explain.
The next second, she leaned forward and pressed her slightly full lips against his.
It was a kiss that brooked no refusal, possessive and bold.
"Yueyue." He still managed to pull away slightly and softly called her name.
To his surprise, the girl's face immediately showed a hint of grievance, and she asked in an even more aggrieved voice, "Don't you like me anymore?"
"How could I not like you?" he asked, a little surprised.
She didn't answer. Her mind was still in a muddle, completely forgetting that her original intention was to provoke him until he couldn't resist and then threaten him not to go to her grandmother's house.
Instead, the situation had turned into this.
The saying "drinking leads to trouble" truly held water.
Seeing her eyes welling up with tears, Chen Ziming immediately surrendered.
"My darling, are you sure you want to do it yourself?"
He got up stealthily, kneeling before her with one knee, his hands supporting himself on either side of her body. The desire burning in his eyes was now clearly visible.
"But you weren't willing," she said, pouting and lowering her gaze so as not to look at him.
"How could I not be willing?" his husky voice replied.
In fact, it wasn't just willingness, it was a burning desire.
He had never brought it up before, for fear of scaring her.
Su Yue felt her cheeks heat up and lowered her head even further. She couldn't quite remember what she had just said.
His throat bobbed. He hesitated no longer and kissed her deeply.